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Spread vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between spread and tomato sauce

  • Spread has more fats, vitamin K, and monounsaturated fat; however, tomato sauce has more potassium and fiber.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for sodium is 32% more.
  • Spread has 173 times more monounsaturated fat than tomato sauce. Spread has 7.6g of monounsaturated fat, while tomato sauce has 0.044g.
  • Tomato sauce is lower in sodium.
  • Tomato sauce has a higher glycemic index than spread.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Spread
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2375%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Spread
Spread
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 23% 0% 7.3% 29% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +339.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 755mg 11mg 32%
Fats 17.1g 0.3g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.98g 0.121g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 7.6g 0.044g 19%
Copper 0.115mg 13%
Iron 0.96mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.22g 0.041g 10%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Potassium 12mg 297mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 8%
Vitamin K 12.3µg 2.8µg 8%
Calories 158kcal 24kcal 7%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Manganese 0.113mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 5%
Magnesium 15mg 4%
Phosphorus 0mg 27mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.2g 2%
Carbs 0g 5.31g 2%
Zinc 0.22mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 2%
Vitamin E 1.7mg 1.44mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Choline 9.9mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Calcium 14mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0g 5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 200kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 417g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.2 4 N/A
Net carbs 0g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.56g N/A
Trans fat 2.45g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
Spread
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more FatsFats +5600%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Spread
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17172.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3189.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/nutrients
  2. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.